Should Basic Math Be on the Endangered List?
Does anyone out there know how many items are in two dozen? This should be a question that any second grader could answer easily. The reason I am asking is that once again I have been amazed at the lack of common everyday knowledge that our young people are suffering from. I visited a Dunkin Donut shop today and asked for two dozen Munchkins, my dog’s favorite treat. I really didn’t expect to stump the young woman behind the counter but that is exactly what happened. It seems that Dunkin Donuts sells their Munchkins in a quantity that exceeds two dozen; twenty five of these tasty treats is the standard package. So the phase “two dozen” just sent this lady into a quandary of confusion. Thankfully there was an older woman employee handy to rescue her as I when I jokingly said twenty four to her question – jokingly said as I was under the mistaken impression she was looking for price information not a definition of numbers – she repeated the question to her co-worker once again. I wonder
